"Coney Island Baby" You know, man, when I was a young man in high school You believe in or not, that I wanted to play football for the coach All those older guys, they said he was mean and cruel But you know, I wanted to play football, for the coach They said I was to little too light weight to play line-back so I say I'm playing right-in Wanted to play football for the coach Cause, you know some day, man, you gotta stand up straight Unless you're gonna fall Then you're gonna die And the straightest dude I ever knew Was standing right for me, all the time So I had to play football for the coach And I wanted to play football for the coach When you're all alone and lonely in your midnight hour And you find that your soul, it has been up for sale And you getting to think about, all the things you done And you getting to hate just about everything But remember the princess who lived on the hill Who loved you even though she knew you was wrong And right now she just might come shining through and the Glory of love, glory of love glory of love, just might come through And all your two-bit friends have gone and ripped you off They're talking behind your back saying, man you are never going to be a human being And you start thinking again about all those things that you've done And who it was and who it was and all the different things you made every different scene Ah, but remember that the city is a funny place Something like a circus or a sewer And just remember, different people have peculiar tastes and the Glory of love, the glory of love the glory of love, might see you through yeah, but now, now Glory of love, the glory of love the glory of love, might see you through Glory of love, ah, huh, huh, the glory of love Glory of love, glory of love Glory of love, now, glory of love, now Glory of love, now, now, now, glory of love Glory of love, give it to me now, glory of love see you through Oh, my Coney Island baby, now (I'm a Coney Island baby, now) And the sun is coming up for Lou and Rachel and all the kids, and here's '92 Coney Island baby Man, I swear, I'd give the whole thing up for you intro {C}{F}{C}{F} {C}{F}{C}{F} (You know, man, when I was ...) {C}{F}{C}{F} (All those older guys, they ...) {C}{F}{C}{F} (They said I was to little ...) {C}{F}{C}{F} (Cause, you know some day ...) {C}{F}{C}{F} (And the straightest dude I ...) {C}{F}{C}{F} (And I wanted to play ...) {C}{F}{C}{F} (When you're all alone and ...) {C}{F}{C}{F} (- midnight hour, And you ...) {Dm}{G} (- sale) {C}{F}{C}{F} (And you getting to think ...) {C}{F}{Dm}{G} (And you getting to hate ...) {Am}{Am/Am.G}{F}{F/F.G} (But remember the princess ...) {Am}{Am/Am.G}{F}{F/F.G} (Who loved you even though ...) {Am}{Am/Am.G}{F}{F/F.G} (And right now she just ...) {C}{F}{C}{F} (Glory of love, glory of love) {C}{F}{Dm}{G} (glory of love, just might ...) .... {C(Cmaj7)} {F(maj7)} {Dm} {G} [------------------------------------1--0--1--------3-------------------] [-------1--0--1--------1--0--1------3---------------0-------------------] [-------0------------2-------------2----------------0-------0-----------] [-----2------------3-------------0------------------0---0^2----0~2--0---] [---3------------3----------------------------------2-------------------] [---------------------------------------------------3-------------------] ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ///// transcribed by Shirou Kouchi (wildside@mtci.or.jp) ///////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////